John Dickson tells Justin Brierley about how he found faith, life in an an evangelistic rock band, helping Hillsong write their song 'The Creed', making the case for Jesus to sceptics, and his new film documentary For the Love of God: How the Church is Better and Worse Than You Ever Imagined

If Australia is to keep the date of Australia Day, John Dickson suggests the day must begin with national lament and thanksgiving for Indigenous Australians before celebrating the blessings that also flowed from 26 January 1788.

With atheism on the wane in Britain – according to a new survey – public advocate for the Christian faith, John Dickson, predicts that we may be entering an era when the number of people claiming to be atheists declines.

Many people in secular society have an overwhelmingly negative view of the Christian faith. They are largely unaware of the many positive contributions that people of faith have made over the years. John helps set the record straight and shares many of the positive stories of Christianity.

A Greek papyrus discovered by the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) is likely to be the earliest fragment of the Gospel of Mark, dated from between AD 150-250. According to John Dickson, the discovery of any manuscript is important because it expands our collection of witnesses to the ‘original New Testament’. However, this fragment was of particular importance given its early dating.

Conservative evangelical institutions should urgently consider commissioning a study into both the prevalence of domestic violence in churches and clergy responses to it, write Natasha Moore and John Dickson at The Drum.

You can almost set your clock by it. Another article appears arguing Jesus never lived - so Christmas must be upon us. At ABC Religion and Ethics John Dickson responds to his former student, Raphael Lataster.